As I have not come across adrenal ferrets in the UK, can anyone let me know about first the singes that I should be looking for and how it progresses Thanks to Mary who pointed out that the swelling could be put down to adrenal in ferrets. http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/house-ferrets ; http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/head-gardener ; http://www.geocities.com/houseferrets13uk/index.html ; http://www.webspawner.com/users/ferretwelfare/index.html ; http://groups.msn.com/UKHouseFerretsSmallPetsAssociation ; Artis Pet Sanctuary, UK [log in to unmask] , Registered Charity Number 1069533 (c), http://www.headway.org.uk/ , Some great people who have supported me through my illness. (c) [Posted in FML issue 4297]